Take-Two Interactive Opens Shanghai Studio

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The new studio will serve as a hub for the Chinese market.

By Wade Steel

In addition to having one of the fastest growing economies in the world, the People's Republic of China is quickly becoming a major market in the world of interactive entertainment. In recent years, many Western publishers and developers such as Ubisoft have opened studios in the nation to better serve Chinese gamers. Today, Take-Two Ineractive announced that it has joined this group with the opening of 2K Shanghai, a new development studio under the company's 2K label.

According to the company, the first project for the new studio is a Chinese-language version of Sid Meier's Civilization IV expected to be released later this summer. In addition, 2K Shanghai will develop new original IPs and co-develop products in conjunction with other international 2K-branded studios.

Take-Two hopes that the Shanghai studio will serve as a "hub" for the mainland Chinese market to facilitate "sales, marketing, development and outsourcing opportunities" for the company.

According to Christoph Hartmann, 2K's President, the Shanghai studio positions the company to "participate in this rapidly emerging gaming market."